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Natural hazards in Pattison · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Pattison

Pattison isn’t graded for hazard risk: Pattison has 706 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 7 claims here since 2016.

Flood claims
7
paid since 2016 · $297K
Flooded more than once
2
properties
Disasters paid out here
8
of 22 declared for Waller County
By hazard

What Pattison faces

Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.

River and rain flooding

70%of expected building damage
About average · lower than 55% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 1 years in the area

Hurricanes

14%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 82% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 7 years in the area

Tornadoes

13%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 82% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 10 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Strong wind Wildfire Hail Earthquakes Ice storms Cold waves Lightning Winter storms Heat waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts drought at 21% of Pattison’s expected losses. Drought does little damage to buildings (0.0%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

Shares are of FEMA’s expected building damage, the measure the grade uses; ranks compare each hazard’s building-damage rate with all 85,154 U.S. census tracts. In FEMA’s terms, river and rain flooding is FEMA’s “Inland Flooding” (rivers and streams overflowing their banks, or rain overwhelming drainage). FEMA defines coastal flooding as high or rising tides and storm surge, so surge damage is counted there. Drought isn’t listed: FEMA counts its losses in crops only.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Flood insurance claims

Does Pattison flood? Rarely: 7 flood claims since 2016

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Pattison, from FEMA’s records.

Paid flood claims, by year
2016: 2 claims2017: 5 claims2018: 0 claims2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims20162017
20162026
Biggest named events
  • Hurricane Harvey5 claims · $178K
  • The Spring severe storms2 claims · $120K
7
paid claims since 2016
$297K
paid to owners
2
homes flooded more than once
$42K
average claim
Homes that flooded again and again
FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0)Flooded 2+ times
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Pattison isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Waller County.
Disasters

8 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Pattison

Disasters that paid out in Pattison itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Pattison), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.

  1. 2024Hurricane Beryl76 households applied for aid$110K aid approved
  2. 2024Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding51 households applied for aid$97K aid approved
  3. 2021Severe Winter Storms24 households applied for aid$32K aid approved
  4. 2017Hurricane Harvey75 households applied for aid$176K aid approved5 flood claims paid for it, $178K
  5. 2016Severe Storms and Flooding16 households applied for aid$69K aid approved
  6. 2016Severe Storms and Flooding50 households applied for aid$359K aid approved
Show all 8
  1. 2008Hurricane Ike17 households applied for aid$16K aid approved
  2. 2002Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding1 households applied for aid$14K aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in PattisonWaller County only

Waller County has had 22 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then hurricanes and tropical storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.

Also 1 FEMA wildfire suppression grant (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Waller County, 2011–2011.

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Get ready for what Pattison faces

A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.

When the river rises
  • Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
  • Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
  • Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
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Hurricane season
  • The season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August to mid-October.
  • Bring in porch furniture and anything the wind can throw.
  • Fill the gas tank and charge phones before the storm arrives.
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Tornado warnings
  • Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
  • A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
  • Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
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Before you buy or rent
  • Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
  • Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
  • Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Pattison

Does Pattison flood?

Flood insurance has paid 7 claims in Pattison since 2016, $297K in all. 2 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Hurricane Harvey (5).

Is Pattison in a flood zone?

Flood zones are drawn street by street, so the answer depends on the address: look it up on FEMA’s flood map. In Waller County, 31% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 11.0% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Pattison?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Pattison’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.

What was the biggest storm in Pattison?

By FEMA money that reached Pattison, Severe Storms and Flooding (2016): 50 households applied for aid, $359K approved. By flood claims, Hurricane Harvey: 5 paid, $178K.

Storm stories

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Pattison’s residents lived in the 2020 census; OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. FEMA’s model is an average of expected damage, not a forecast. How hazard risk is graded.